| We've had the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the | | | | beneath the waves. It is destined to be an |
| Iron Age. But here and now, it is safe to call this part | | | | underwater haven where visitors can be in awe at |
| of the 21st century the Age of Dubai. Almost the | | | | the surrounding architecture and the life out in the |
| entire collection of the world's newest and most | | | | deep blue sea. |
| breathtaking architectural genius is based in the City | | | | Evidently, projects like this don't come easy. |
| of Dubai. Its leaders have peered into the future and | | | | Construction has been moving in fits and starts and is |
| know that their countries primary natural resource, oil, | | | | currently on hold. It is unknown what the difficulty is |
| will eventually run out and chose to create a plan | | | | or when the project may finally get started. |
| which would transform the United Arab Emirates into | | | | Hydropolis was announced in August 2003, but a |
| a world capital, thus securing its prosperity beyond | | | | project of this kind does not come easy and there |
| this current 'Fossil Fuel' dependent era. | | | | have been many engineering obstacles to overcome, |
| The projects springing up in Dubai are practically | | | | but the developers have announced that there will be |
| untouchable, and westerners can only look on and | | | | a building time line announced in early 2009. The hotel |
| dream of having the resources which give birth to | | | | will cost in the region of £300 million to build |
| such wonders. The world watched in breathless | | | | and impressively the entire project will cover an area |
| anticipation as the Burj Dubai grew into the clouds, | | | | the size of London's Hyde Park. |
| and whilst this project set up its home in the sky, | | | | The completed Hydropolis resort will expect to |
| another architectural mind set his sights on the | | | | receive over 3000 visitors every day, and hotels |
| depths of the sea, inspired by the Jules Verne classic | | | | rooms are expected to be in the region of |
| 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. | | | | £300 a night. |
| In Atlantis esqué style, Hydropolis is a hotel | | | | |